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Trivia: Musical Terms
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1. Movement or passage that concludes the musical composition.
Tone
Finale
Slur
Falsetto
2. The raising and lowering a pitch of an instrument to produce the correct tone of a note.
Trio
Tablature
Major
Tuning
3. A complex piece of music. Usually the first movement of the piece serving as the exposition - a development - or recapitulation.
Sonatina
Chord progression
Sonata form
Rhythm
4. Dull - monotonous tone such as a humming or buzzing sound. Also a bass note held under a melody.
Tritone
Falsetto
Drone
Cavatina
5. To hold a tone or rest held beyond the written value at the discretion of the performer.
Tune
Staff
Glissando
Fermata
6. Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.
Song cycle
Ligature
Tablature
Drone
7. Two or three melodic lines played at the same time.
Classical
A cappella
Pastoral
Counterpoint
8. Singing in unison - texts in a free rhythm. Similar to the rhythm of speech.
Rococo
Concerto
Dynamics
Chant
9. An important characteristic of the Romantic period. It is a style where the strict tempo is temporarily abandoned for a more emotional tone.
Theme
Rubato
Falsetto
Interlude
10. Music that is written and performed without regard to any specific key.
Atonal
Intonation
Dynamics
Courante
11. The movement of chords in succession.
Partita
Natural
Progression
Fourth
12. A mild glissando between two notes for an expressive effect.
Notation
Recitative
Portamento
Coda
13. A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations.
Nocturne
Quintet
Song cycle
Fifth
14. Passage for the entire ensemble or orchestra without a soloist.
Mezzo
Minuet
Tutti
Encore
15. Movement in music where the characteristics are crisp and direct.
Phrase
Timbre
Neoclassical
Octet
16. A hymn sung by the choir and congregation often in unison.
Obbligato
Chorale
Choir
Symphony
17. Either of the two octave arrangements in modern music. The modes are either major or minor.
Unison
Elegy
Musicology
Modes
18. A musical style characterized as excessive - ornamental - and trivial.
Rococo
Rubato
Mezzo
Carol
19. A scale consisting of only whole-tone notes. Such a scale consists of only 6 notes.
Chant
Whole-tone scale
Reprise
Form
20. A composition written for nine instruments.
Soprano
Pizzicato
Trio
Nonet
21. A set of six musicians who perform a composition written for six parts.
Sextet
Fugue
Prelude
Fifth
22. An extended cantata on a sacred subject.
Accelerando
Choir
Oratorio
Nocturne
23. Three notes played in the same amount of time as one or two beats.
Triplet
Falsetto
Relative major and minor
Tone
24. Closing section of a movement.
Conductor
Minor
Quadrille
Coda
25. A harmonic given off by a note when it is played.
Partial
Treble
Choir
Trill
26. A chord progression that seems to lead to resolving itself on the final chord; but does not.
Intermezzo
Deceptive cadence
Serenade
Falsetto
27. The first section of a movement written in sonata form - introducing the melodies and themes.
Fourth
Triplet
Exposition
Septet
28. Often used in overtures - a composition that uses passages from other movements of the composition in its entirety.
Carol
Partita
Orchestra
Medley
29. Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.
Ligature
Duet
A cappella
Clavier
30. The piece of cane in wind instruments. The players cause vibrations by blowing through it in order to produce sound.
Reed
Rhythm
Movement
Timbre
31. A short or brief sonata.
Partial
Rubato
Sonatina
Harmony
32. A curve over notes to indicate that a phrase is to be played legato.
Scherzo
Conductor
Atonal
Slur
33. The highest female voice.
Root
Sonata
Soprano
Part
34. A person with notable technical skill in the performance of music.
Concert master
Serenade
Time Signature
Virtuoso
35. Music written to be sung or played in unison.
Homophony
Tutti
Opus
Key signature
36. Originally an improvised cadence by a soloist. Later it became a written out passage to display performance skills of an instrumentalist or performer.
Hymn
Phrase
Cadenza
Fugue
37. A composition written for eight instruments.
Piano
Timbre
Octet
Staff
38. A piece of music played at the end of a recital responding to the audiences enthusiastic reaction to the performance - shown by continuous applause.
Scale
Harmony
Encore
Rhythm
39. Music written for chorus and orchestra. Most often religious in nature.
Movement
System
Castrato
Cantata
40. Elaborate polyphonic composition of the Boroque and Renaissance periods.
Modes
Vivace
Ricercar
Monotone
41. Rapid alternation between notes that are a half tone or whole tone apart.
Verismo
Nonet
Tone
Trill
42. A composition written for three voices and instruments performed by three people
Trio
Cavatina
Sonata
Polytonality
43. A form of writing for vocals that is close to the manner of speech and is rhythmically free.
Concerto
Recitative
Homophony
Intermezzo
44. Time in music history ranging from the middle of the 16th to the middle of the 17th centuries. Characterized by emotional - flowery music; written in strict form.
String Quartet
Septet
Modes
Baroque
45. A group singing in unison.
Chorus
Reed
Tempo
Symphony
46. System of notes or tones based on and named after the key note.
Key
Major
Tone less
System
47. A lighthearted piece - written in several movements - usually as background music for a social function.
Monotone
Part
Fermata
Serenade
48. A song or hymn celebrating Christmas.
Triad
Opera
Carol
Sharp
49. A symbol indicating to play loud.
Forte
Twelve-tone music
Song cycle
Glissando
50. Primary theme or subject that is developed.
Motif
Serenade
Monotone
Symphony